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Rather than making a new topic I'll ask here. Will updating get rid of this problem? http://i26.tinypic.com/2jb9tdu.jpg The bots have flooded account registration....... The reason I did not update before was because I did not want to bother my host.

Your password was blank!  I set a new password for you and I'll e-mail it to you.

Ah, you're using Wax 5.5.11.  I forgot the ban list in that version of the board has a bug in it, so it doesn't work correctly.  An update will fix this.  Sorry about that.

I don't care about jpg compression of thumbnails. I just do not want my actual pictures to be pixelated.

The "hacks.php" file was introduced in Wax 5.6.  If you update to the latest version, you'll be able to change the JPEG compression properties.

I'll ask Mathew if he can change the board to a Wacintaki. Will that fix work in it also? or would it require a different change?

Yes, the JPEG hack works in both boards.  When Wax Poteto was updated to version 5.6, it started using a lot of the code (and features) of Wacintaki.  These days, the two boards are pretty similar.

Basically, Wacintaki has a few more features.  The biggest feature is group picture support, with passwords on pictures.  That allows people to edit other peoples' pictures.  Wax Poteto does not support this, and probably won't for a while.

However, Wax Poteto includes a few things that Wacintaki does not.  In particular, Wax has a template editor.  I see you have created a custom purple template for your board.  If you change to Wacintaki, you will not be able to use that template anymore.  If you don't know how to program in CSS, then you will have to use one of the default templates that comes with Wacintaki, which is pretty similar to the default templates that come with Wax Poteto.  You might want to keep that in mind before switching to Wacintaki.

Personally, I'd recommend just updating to Wax 5.6.3.  You won't be missing a lot of functionality by sticking with Wax.  Besides, to update to Wacintaki, you must update to Wax 5.6.3, first.  So, it would be best to update to 5.6.3 now and test it out for a while.

Error
Error looking for a recent picture.

I didn't have any trouble posting a picture while logged into your account.  When I send you your new password, try logging in and trying again.

Note that Firefox is still having trouble posting oekaki pictures due to a compatibility problem with Java.  IE, Opera, and Safari don't have this problem, so you may want to avoid using Firefox for now.  According to Sun Microsystems (the developers of Java) the compatibility issue has been fixed and an update to Java will be released soon.

I lost the ability to log into my oekaki account... I get the fallowing error.

Have you tried the password recovery feature, yet?  That will only work if your server can send e-mails, though.

It's also possible that your browser cookies are messed up.  To reset your browser cookies:

Internet Explorer 6
Tools -> Internet Options -> Delete Cookies

Internet Explorer 7
Tools Button -> Delete Browsing History -> Delete Cookies

Firefox
Tools -> Clear Private Data

Opera
Tools -> Delete Private Data

Safari
Safari -> Preferences -> Security -> Show Cookies -> Remove All

I still lack the ability to ban people on this oekaki.

Is that because the ban list will not accept any numbers you type in, or you get an error message?  Once we take care of the login issue, we'll be able to take a closer look at this problem.

Well I was recently given a new oekaki board. It's a Wax Poteto 5.6.3. The problem is that this version does not allow me to remove jpg compression...

If I can change it to a Wacintaki, would I still have the same problem?

Do you mean JPG compression on the pictures or the thumbnails?  Wax 5.6.3 now supports the same thumbnail system as Wacintaki, so a switch to Wacintaki won't make the thumbnails work any differently.

To get rid of JPG compression on pictures, you need to open up the "hacks.php" file in a text editor and change the value of this line:

define ('APPLET_NO_JPEG', 0);

CHANGE TO:

define ('APPLET_NO_JPEG', 1);

Please note that this will increase bandwidth usage if people like to download completed pictures to their computers.

Does Wacintaki have animation upload access? *forgot*

Yes.  Eventually this will be added to Wax Poteto, but generally, Wacintaki gets all the new features first. 

Note that people still have to upload a picture to go with the animation.  The picture doesn't have to match the animation, but you can't just upload the animation all by itself.